Justintoxicated Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 I figure I'll just toss it back together since I don't have any money anyways. But just wondering how bad this damage is. Had a little coolant leak, this is the damage it caused, I already replaced the O-ring that split, I was a little more careful this time, and the head went on a little easier too. Last time I had to slide the dome a little cause I didn;t have it centered or something, I questioned the ring on the bottem but figured it would be fine...Guess I slid it a little too much and pinched it a little. The bike overheated while I was riding. There was however still coolant in the cylinders when I pulled the head...Ruined my little trip to Gordons Well this weekend, but im hoping it's not too serious because im supposed to go out next weekend too and I have 9 gallons of gas to burn! Now my only problem is figuring out where in San Diego I can buy a metric tap, I somehow cross threaded one of the engine mounts in my lower case, guess the mount was not lined up, so I cross threaded it about 2 way up into the case before it got hard to turn... Quote
banshee04le Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 if you were good like me you could TIG that up, and then true it back down with a dremel drum sander . its a good picture, but it is still hard to tell just how bad it is. the location of it looks as though it could contribute to the possibility of snagging and breaking a ring...if it were gouged deep enough. i would try to smooth it a little, while removing minimal material. good luck. Quote
Justintoxicated Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Posted January 12, 2004 its not very deep at all, just deep enough to show up. it is no deeper than the scratch on the other cylinder, and that is already disappearing after only 20 minutes of riding. Quote
gumby Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 if its bad enough to catch your fingure nail on id hone it with a ball hone a little and see if it wont smooth out a little cuase u catch a ring on it and oh damn its all bad Quote
spoin39 Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 I would definately bore it 1 size and replace piston and rings. It is going to get worse and ruin the piston rings fast so you might as well do it now. Quote
Justintoxicated Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Posted January 12, 2004 if I have to hone it now, im done till next winter since I have no money (just had it honed and new pistons and rings), thats why I threw the head back on...but if I blow it at least you can rub it in my face. I would not be able to get it fixed untill next season sometime (honed and new pistons), so I think im going to just run it? Quote
bkabina Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 What size pistons do you need to clean it up? Quote
Justintoxicated Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Posted January 12, 2004 What size pistons do you need to clean it up? I dunno, probably the next size up, these ones of a whole 15 gallons on them. + I don't know how to fix the bolt I stripped out, so I guess im looking at $1500 on top of the 1200 I just spent. Maybe its time to sell the shee and get something else. I love the power. But I can't afford to keep fixing this. Quote
Aussie Quad Racer Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 No offense but it sounds like you are your own worst nightmare. You need to slow down and double check things on your bike and you wont cause yourself this grief. Quote
bkabina Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 Ok let me try again what size pistons do you need?Do you know what size they are now? Quote
Justintoxicated Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Posted January 12, 2004 Double check the head is sealed down properly eh? So install it remove it? and install it again LMAO? The pistons I have now are for cylinders 2 sizes over, I don't have the box with me at work so I don't know the exact size. Quote
flea49 Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 The bolts you are talking can be fixed by you ,Go to ace hard ware and take one of the bolts with you I believe a heli-cord kit is 30 bucks,they come with 15 heli-cords a drill and a tool to put the heli cords in with,I think they are the best and all-ways buy a small tube of red or blue lock tite for a shee. Quote
bkabina Posted January 13, 2004 Report Posted January 13, 2004 So I'm guessing you need to go to 30 over's.Let me do some checking and maybe I can hook you up.I'll let you know in a few days. Quote
Justintoxicated Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Posted January 13, 2004 we managed to get the bolt back in properly without tapping, or a helicoil, It appears there was jsut something stuck in it from when it was crossthreaded at the bottem, but after pressed past that it goes into the rest of the threads fine...What a relief! Quote
. Posted January 14, 2004 Report Posted January 14, 2004 when you hone you dont need new pistons man. All you need is new rings. So I'd say after 10 bucks or so to get it honed and 10-15 bucks for rings you'd be back in business. Hell....you spent more on that 8 gallons of fuel you have to burn. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.